NOTRE DAME'S THOMAS GOING IVY LEAGUE.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON GITTELSON BITS We have a Harvard man in our midst. Aaron Thomas Aaron Norman Thomas (born November 7, 1937 in Dierks, Arkansas) is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played from 1961 to 1970. He was drafted out of Oregon State University in the 4th round of the 1961 NFL Draft (#47 overall) by the San Francisco 49ers. , a defensive tackle from Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, has committed to play football at Harvard. "It's a good opportunity to get the best education in the world," Thomas said. "Just to play college football in general is a good opportunity, so I'm very excited." Thomas, a 6-foot-3, 243-pounder, has nearly a 4.0 grade-point average, and scored 2,050 out of a possible 2,400 on the SAT. "This is wonderful for him," Notre Dame coach Kevin Rooney Kevin Rooney born on May 4, 1956 in Catskill, NY and is a boxing trainer and former boxer. Amateur Boxing Career Rooney won the 1975 147lb Sub-Novice New York Golden Gloves Championship. Rooney defeated Kevin Higgins of West Point in the finals. said. "Aaron has worked very hard in the classroom and on the football field. He's a good football player, and he probably would have been a big-time recruit if he was just a little bigger." Thomas is the first Notre Dame football player to sign with Harvard -- which, as a member of the Ivy League Ivy League Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic conference for intercollegiate gridiron football dating to the 1870s. , doesn't grant athletic scholarships An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on their ability to play in a sport. They are common in the United States, but in many countries they are rare or non-existent. -- since offensive lineman John Simic in 1985. "Of course, the biggest challenge is going to be balancing academics and football, but I'm ready I'm Ready is the double platinum second release from R&B singer Tevin Campbell. I'm Ready yielded the biggest R&B hit of his career the #1 R&B smash "Can We Talk", and produce 3 more successful hits in "I'm Ready", "Always In My Heart" and "Don't Say Goodbye Girl". ," Thomas said. "Notre Dame is tough but Harvard is going to be way tougher. I think I'm going to be all right." This semester, Thomas has helped Notre Dame's basketball team to the secondround of the Div.I-AA playoffs, in which it will play host to Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. on Tuesday. Thomas said he plans to attend law school, but he's not sure if he wants to be an attorney or a sports agent A "sports agent" is a person who procures and negotiates employment and endorsement deals for an athlete. In return, the agent receives a commission that is usually between four and ten percent of the contract, although this figure varies. . "Sports is my passion, so being an agent is a way to stay close to sports without being a pro athlete," Thomas said. "Plus, I've got so many friends that might play pro ball one day: my football teammates Sam DeMartinis, Charlie Carmichael and Shane Horton, plus Mike Stanton William Michael (Mike) Stanton (born June 2, 1967 in Houston, Texas) is a left-handed specialist relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds. From 1989 through 2006, Stanton has posted a 67-60 record with a 3. , who might play pro baseball. I have other friends at other schools, too, like (running backs) Milton Knox (Birmingham of Lake Balboa) and J.J. DiLuigi (Canyon)." Knox said such a deal sounds fine with him. "We were all hanging out, and Aaron said by the time he graduates from Harvard, he'll still be a year older than me, so he'll be my agent," said Knox, a junior. "I told him I'd take it into consideration." Knox, who set a Birmingham record with 2,347 yards rushing lastseason, said he's narrowed his top-five college choices to UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , Cal, Notre Dame and Florida State. UCLA and Florida State already have offered scholarships (along with outsider Mississippi), and the others are recruiting him heavily and are expected to offer soon. "Those are my top five, but I'm pretty wide-open right now. I think I'll take some visits," Knox said. Cal State Northridge guard Jonathan Heard provided a couple of spectacular highlights Wednesday in a 91-74 victory over visiting UCDavis, twice slam-dunking over 7-2 Michael Boone. "Have I ever dunked over a 7-2 guy before? No, but my adrenaline was really pumping," said Heard, a 6-5 junior from Inglewood who is averaging 14.9 points. There isn't a more enthusiastic public address announcer than CrespiHigh of Encino athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Dick Dornan. The community will miss Hart of Newhall's passionate girls' basketball coach Dave Munroe, who will retire after the season. Munroe has won 15 league titles in 18 seasons, and his teams have reached the section title game fivetimes (four over the past fiveyears), winning twice. Munroe is 380-122 overall, a winning percentage of .757. High-profile basketball transfer Keegan Hornbuckle of Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Hornbuckle, a 6-6 sophomore who averages about 10 points and fiverebounds per game, has come on strong during the second half of the season, helping Campbell Hall (25-1) to 17 consecutive victories, all but three by 15 points or more. "Keegan has really stepped up for us. He's going to be a heck of a player," coach Terry Kelly said. The team's other key transfer, high-scoring Dallas Rutherford from Hillcrest Christian of Granada Hills, continues to be bothered by a knee injury. He has played sporadically this season, sitting out the past fourgames, including the first-round playoff victory New Roads of SantaMonica on Friday. "Dallas just never has felt comfortable since coming back, and he keeps on getting the knee re-examined," Kelly said. Robert Stock, who decided to forgo his senior season at Agoura High -- and a possible million-dollar professional baseball contract as a high draft choice next summer -- to attend USC a year early is getting playing time for the Trojans despite being just 17. Stock entered this past weekend with two saves in two appearances, and was batting .217 with one home run in 23 at-bats as a part-time catcher. He has also played errorless defense. "It was a good decision to come to USC," he said. "I'm a much better baseball player because of it, and I'm a better person, too." gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 |
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